Two of Hinduism’s greatest deities, Ram and Hanuman, were profoundly insulted by a riotous mob of alleged Hindus in Jharkhand when 24-yea...Read More

When Narendra Modi visited Britain in 2015, David Cameron, then the British prime minister, tried to please him and – even more – the lak...Read More

It should have been a sobering thought amidst the frantic dance of democracy of these past weeks that India may soon have to cede space t...Read More

West Bengal’s move from Red to Green and now Saffron seems almost as heretical as if the Vatican turned into the Kremlin in the old Sovie...Read More

India has been warned. Boasting of the world’s largest election doesn’t by itself usher in or establish democracy. No multi-religious, mu...Read More

We should have hung our heads in shame as the world’s greatest festival of democracy opened last month. Spared Sri Lanka’s devastating ex...Read More

The conviction of nine pro-democracy campaigners in Hongkong for leading the so-called “umbrella movement” (they held yellow umbrellas as...Read More

Narendra Modi’s friend, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu whom he is so proud to call by his nickname “Bibi”, and who faces nat...Read More

The Christchurch resident who was quoted as saying “I’m really scared for our future” wasn’t speaking for Muslims or New Zealanders alone...Read More

Although Pakistan must be jubilant over the decision to exclude the 87-member Jammu and Kashmir state assembly from the polls scheduled f...Read More

Now that the frenzy over the Pulwama massacre is abating, it is time for the government to give the lead in taking stock of the Kashmir s...Read More

Not since the Dreyfus affair rocked France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries has a nation been plunged into such emotional turmoi...Read More

In principle, India should back China in its attempts to obtain sophisticated technology from the United States. Whether this would be in...Read More